030530 KU Peoples´ Tribunal and International Law (2015W)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
Monday, 12 October 2015 Introduction to the course, Overview of peoples tribunals, The Russell Tribunals and their successors
Tuesday, 13 October 2015 The Permanent Peoples Tribunal, Permanent Peoples Tribunal hearing on ArmeniaThursday, 15 October 2015 The International Peoples Tribunal, Hawaii (1993)Monday, 19 October 2015 Permanent Peoples Tribunal on Sri LankaTuesday, 20 October 2015 The Tokyo International Womens Tribunal (2000)Thursday, 22 October 2015 World Tribunal on IraqTuesday, 27 October 2015 Permanent Peoples Tribunal hearings on transnational corporation in Latin AmericaThursday, 29 October 2015 Russell Tribunal on Palestine, Reflections and conclusions- Montag 12.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Dienstag 13.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Donnerstag 15.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM61 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Montag 19.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM61 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Dienstag 20.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM51 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 5.OG
- Donnerstag 22.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Dienstag 27.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
- Donnerstag 29.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum SEM63 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
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grading:
* active course participation and
* positive midterm and final written examsThe final written exam will take place on 5 November 2015, 11.00 - 12.30, Schenkenstraße 8-10, 1010 Vienna
or as alternative on 12 November 2015, 11.00 - 12.30, Schenkenstraße 8-10, 1010 Vienna
* active course participation and
* positive midterm and final written examsThe final written exam will take place on 5 November 2015, 11.00 - 12.30, Schenkenstraße 8-10, 1010 Vienna
or as alternative on 12 November 2015, 11.00 - 12.30, Schenkenstraße 8-10, 1010 Vienna
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
At the end of this course you should:
1. have a good knowledge of the reasons for the emergence of peoples’ tribunals or public opinion tribunals in the modern world
2. have a knowledge of a exploring a number of theoretical frameworks that aid in understanding the emergence and function of such tribunals
3. have a critical understanding of specific tribunals and the manner and effectiveness of their deployment of international law
4. be aware of the potential and limits of such tribunals to influence legal, political or social change.
1. have a good knowledge of the reasons for the emergence of peoples’ tribunals or public opinion tribunals in the modern world
2. have a knowledge of a exploring a number of theoretical frameworks that aid in understanding the emergence and function of such tribunals
3. have a critical understanding of specific tribunals and the manner and effectiveness of their deployment of international law
4. be aware of the potential and limits of such tribunals to influence legal, political or social change.
Prüfungsstoff
Literatur
Required texts
There is no prescribed text for the course. The prescribed reading materials will consist of a pack of course materials (available on-line) and other materials made available electronically on or through the course website.
Recommended texts/Guide to further reading
There is no text that deals comprehensively with the subject matter of the course. However, the following book provides a good overview:
Arthur Jay Klinghoffer and Judith Apter Klinghoffer, International citizens' tribunals: mobilizing public opinion to advance human rights (New York: Palgrave 2002)
There are extracts from this book in the materials. The list of readings for the course also contains suggestions for further general reading and reading on specific sub-topics (Annex A), together with a collection of weblinks to relevant sources and readings.
There is no prescribed text for the course. The prescribed reading materials will consist of a pack of course materials (available on-line) and other materials made available electronically on or through the course website.
Recommended texts/Guide to further reading
There is no text that deals comprehensively with the subject matter of the course. However, the following book provides a good overview:
Arthur Jay Klinghoffer and Judith Apter Klinghoffer, International citizens' tribunals: mobilizing public opinion to advance human rights (New York: Palgrave 2002)
There are extracts from this book in the materials. The list of readings for the course also contains suggestions for further general reading and reading on specific sub-topics (Annex A), together with a collection of weblinks to relevant sources and readings.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Do 31.03.2022 00:15
Since the 1960s there have been dozens of “peoples’ tribunals”, “citizens’ tribunals” or similar commissions of inquiry established outside formal State and international structures. These have addressed alleged violations of international law, human rights and moral and ethical standards in areas ranging from the conduct of the Vietnam war, through violence against women, to environmental degradation, the impact of debt, and the rights of workers. The aim of this course is to analyse and evaluate the phenomenon of “citizens’ tribunals” and “peoples’ tribunals”. It will examine how these institutions are conceived of by those who establish and participate in them, and will analyse their role as forms of accountability that exist outside State-sponsored structures. The course will explore the importance of legal form to the constitution and conduct of such tribunals, the extent to which international law (existing or desirable) is invoked as part of the argumentation of the tribunals, and the contributions that such tribunals have made to public acceptance and endorsement of international law standards and to the assessment of the legitimacy of government and intergovernmental actions. The course will have as a primary focus the work of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, but will explore other tribunals as well.
Main topics
The topics to be covered in the course will include:
• the origins of peoples’ tribunals or public opinion tribunals engaging with issues of international law in the modern world and the different types of tribunals that have been prevalent since the Second World War
• a number of theoretical frameworks that aid in understanding the different roles that such tribunals can and do play
• a detailed study of a number of peoples’ tribunals that adopt the norms of international law and its adjudicative forms as the basis of their inquiries, with a particular focus on the activities of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal
• the potential and limits of such tribunals, including their legitimacy, effective operation, and impact.The specific aims of this course are:
• To assist you to develop an understanding of the historical evolution and modern relevance of international law and it institutions, and its limitations for addressing particular categories of grievances
• To give you an understanding of the limitations of the State-sponsored system of international law, and to explore the role of civil society institutions engaging with and operating outside that system, and the manner in which State-endorsed international norms can be deployed outside that State-based system
• To assist you to develop a critical understanding of the international system and the opportunities it provides for the resolution of disputes governed by international law.